Samvel Harutyunyan To Referee 2012 Olympic Games

SAMVEL HARUTYUNYAN TO REFEREE 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES

Panorama.am
29/03/2012

The International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA)
issued the list of arbiters who will referee the 2012 Olympic Games.

FILA referee Samvel Harutyunyan is among them, official website of
National Olympic Committee of Armenia reported.

Samvel Harutyunyan refereed European, world championships as well as
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

He is also assigned to work at ratings tournaments in Bulgaria,
China and Finland.

Armenian Composer Alexander Harutyunyan Dies At 92

ARMENIAN COMPOSER ALEXANDER HARUTYUNYAN DIES AT 92

PanARMENIAN.Net
March 28, 2012 – 12:19 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Renowned Armenian composer Alexander Harutyunyan
passed away on March 28 morning at the age of 92, Armenia’s Composers
and Musicians Union told PanARMENIAN.Net

Alexander Harutyunyan was born in 1920 in Yerevan. He graduated from
Yerevan Conservatory’s creative and piano departments in 1941, then
improved his skills in Moscow Center of Armenian Culture in 1946-48.

In 1954-91 he has been artistic head of Armenian Philharmony, and
lecturer with Yerevan Conservatory in 1970-2008.

Harutyunyan authored concerts featuring national classic and folk
music, as well as symphonic pieces; he also composed music for theatre
and movies (Hayfilm’s “About my friend”, 1958, “My heart sings”
jointly with Konstantin Orbelyan, 1956, “Nahapet”, 1977, etc).

Composer was honored with numerous medals.

BBC. Armenians In Calcutta

BBC. ARMENIANS IN CALCUTTA

ARMENPRESS
MARCH 28, 2012
CALCUTTA

CALCUTTA, MARCH 28, ARMENPRESS: BBC dwelled on Armenian community
living in Calcuatta.The Armenians of Calcutta are one of the smallest
minority groups in the multicultural Indian city. Decades ago they
were a wealthy and influential group, but now their numbers have
diminished. Lots of photos are made about Armenians by Alakananda Nag,
reports Armenpress citing BBC.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/17429172

Turks Invite Tourists To Ani, But Again Do Not Mention It Is Armenia

TURKS INVITE TOURISTS TO ANI, BUT AGAIN DO NOT MENTION IT IS ARMENIAN

news.am
March 28, 2012 | 12:56

The Anadolu News Agency of Turkey posted on the homepage of its website
an announcement under the heading “Historical Ani awaits its guests,”
along with several photographs of the Armenian churches in the ancient
city of Ani.

The advertising also notes that Ani, which was on the ancient Silk
Road, used to be one of the most important commercial crossroads and
it bears the traces of several civilizations.

But the announcement makes no reference to either the Armenians,
or to Armenia.

This is likewise the case with the signs placed beside the
still-standing Armenian structures in Ani.

Zhoghovurd: Armenian NA Speaker And ‘Secret Business Trips’

ZHOGHOVURD: ARMENIAN NA SPEAKER AND ‘SECRET BUSINESS TRIPS’

Tert.am
28.03.12

In response to the article entitled “Travel bug” a member of the
Armenian Parliament staff got in touch with the newspaper.

He said that, following their official visit to Almaty, Parliament
Speaker Samvel Nikoyan and RPA members Gagik Minasyan and Areg
Ghukasyan left for the United Arab Emirates at the budget expense.

According to the newspaper’s source, Nikoyan seeks to send only
RPA members on business trips. Except for the Armenian delegation’s
visit to Baku, where the EuroNest PA held its plenary session, other
delegations did not include even members of the coalition forces,
Prosperous Armenia Party and Rule of Law party. Moreover, they were
not even informed of the visits.

Karabakh Armenians Gear Up For "Unprecedented" Military Parade

KARABAKH ARMENIANS GEAR UP FOR “UNPRECEDENTED” MILITARY PARADE

Karabakh | 28.03.12 | 11:36

Photo: Archive photo / Military parade, 2007

Authorities in Karabakh reportedly plan to stage a military parade
in capital Stepanakert on May 9 to mark the 20th anniversary of the
liberation of Shushi and the establishment of the Defense Army.

Karabakh infantry, armored forces and air defense artillery units
will take part in what is expected to become an “unprecedented”
display of military might of the Armenian republic.

http://armenianow.com/karabakh/36858/karabakh_stepanakert_military_parade
www.nkrmil.am/

Anti-Hail Stations To Be Set Up Along Armenian-Turkish Border

ANTI-HAIL STATIONS TO BE SET UP ALONG ARMENIAN-TURKISH BORDER

news.am
March 28, 2012 | 12:30

YEREVAN. – Armenia’s anti-hail stations will increase by 35 this
year, Deputy Agriculture Minister Robert Makaryan said during a
press conference on Wednesday. He also informed that, at present,
there are close to 185 such stations in the country.

According to Makaryan, since the hail clouds enter Armenia primarily
from Turkey’s territory, the new anti-hail stations will be set up
along the Armenian-Turkish border, specifically in the Ararat and
Armavir regions.

The cost of one anti-hail station is around AMD 6 million (approx. US$
15,530), and they are domestically made.

As per Armenia’s Deputy Agriculture Minister, the functioning anti-hail
stations are operating very effectively.

Turkey ‘Hypocritical’ Regarding French Bill, Says Harvard Political

TURKEY ‘HYPOCRITICAL’ REGARDING FRENCH BILL, SAYS HARVARD POLITICAL REVIEW

ASBAREZ
Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

The French Senate

In an article in the Harvard Political Review, “France, Turkey, and
the Politics of Genocide,” author Joe Mazur calls Turkey’s response
to the passage of a set of bills that opted to criminalize the denial
of the Armenian Genocide in France as “hypocritical.”

“Turkey’s righteous indignation might be more convincing if it was not
also glaringly hypocritical. When Erdogan, in a speech to parliament,
insisted that the French bill “murdered freedom of thought”, he seemed
to have forgotten that Article 301 of the Turkish penal code makes
it illegal to insult the Turkish nation, ethnicity, or government,”
writes Mazur in the HPR.

“Moreover, Turkey’s hysterical reaction to the bill has made it
abundantly clear that the country is being forced to confront its
own checkered history,” adds Mazur, who also interviewed Harvard
Professor of Armenian Studies James Russell about the matter.

Read the entire Harvard Political Review article.

http://hpronline.org/world/france-turkey-and-the-politics-of-genocide/

La Police Surveillera Le Bon Deroulement Des Elections Legislatives

LA POLICE SURVEILLERA LE BON DEROULEMENT DES ELECTIONS LEGISLATIVES
Laetitia

armenews.com
mercredi 28 mars 2012

Un parti de l’opposition a conteste mardi 27 mars 2012 l’application de
la loi au sujet des listes electorales actuelles. Le chef de la police
a publiquement promis un processus de verification plus responsable.

S’adressant a un groupe d’officiers superieurs de la police vendredi
dernier, le lieutenant-general Vladimir Gasparian a parle de la
necessite d’assurer une conduite ” propre ” et ” neutre ” de la police
avant et après les elections legislatives prevues en Armenie pour le
6 mai.

Il a affirme que la demande pour l’ application de la loi au cours
de la periode electorale avait ete fixee par le president Serge
Sarkissian et a en outre souligne l’importance d’assurer l’exactitude
des listes electorales, qui fait partie de la responsabilite de la
police en Armenie.

” La question de l’exactitude des listes des electeurs est de
notre responsabilite personnelle “, a souligne le chef de la police
armenienne.

Le service de presse de la police a confirme mardi qu’un organe special
a ete mis en place au sein de l’agence pour faire appliquer la loi
et l’ordre au cours du vote du 6 mai. Il a affirme que la structure
sera dirigee par l’un des deputes Gasparian et impliquera un certain
nombre de hauts fonctionnaires de police.

Plus tôt, Gasparian a appele tous les partis politiques qui
participeront aux prochaines elections a cooperer avec la police.

Levon Zurabian du parti de l’opposition (HAK) a suggere que dans
le cadre de cette cooperation, les policiers doivent permettre aux
representants du HAK d’inspecter les actions menees par la police.

Stepan Safaryan, un membre eminent du parti d’opposition
Heritage, a egalement conteste que le travail de la police et
a expose les nombreuses actions illegales menees par les partis
pro-gouvernementaux. Galust Sahakian, un chef adjoint du Parti
republicain au pouvoir, a salue l’initiative de la police, affirmant
que son action sera utile pendant le vote du 6 mai.

A Number Of Documents To Be Signed Between Armenia And Singapore In

A NUMBER OF DOCUMENTS TO BE SIGNED BETWEEN ARMENIA AND SINGAPORE IN FRAME OF SERZH SARGSYAN’S STATE VISIT

ARMENPRESS
MARCH 27, 2012
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, MARCH 27, ARMENPRESS: President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan
will make a State Visit to Singapore from 27 to 29 March 2012, at
the invitation of President Tony Tan Keng Yam. This will be the first
State Visit to Singapore from the Republic of Armenia.

President Sargsyan will be accompanied by the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, His Excellency Edward Nalbandian, and senior officials from
the President”s Office, Foreign Affairs Ministry of Singapore told
Armenpress.

On 28 March 2012, President Sargsyan will be officially welcomed by
President Tan at a ceremony at the Istana. Following the ceremony,
President Sargsyan will call on President Tan and meet with Prime
Minister Lee Hsien Loong. President Sargsyan and PM Lee will also
witness the signing of a memorandum of understanding on cultural
cooperation and an agreement on the terms of mutual waiver of visa
requirements for holders of diplomatic and official passports.

President Tan will host a State Banquet in honour of President Sargsyan
that evening.

During his stay in Singapore, President Sargsyan will attend a business
networking luncheon hosted by the Singapore Business Federation. He
will also visit the Armenian Apostolic Church of St.

Gregory the Illuminator and meet with members of the Armenian community
in Singapore.